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Saks Global

Richard Baker

Saks Education

A timely report on the Saks Global saga following former C.E.O. Marc Metrick’s departure, chairman Richard Baker’s assumption of the role, and the $100 million-plus interest payment debacle. Plus: Is Dior resetting its prices?
Lauren Sherman • January 5, 2026
Lauren Sherman • December 28, 2025
Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick Expected to Step Down
Marc Metrick
The expected departure comes amid growing speculation that Saks Global, the parentco of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, is contemplating a potential bankruptcy filing.
Lauren Sherman • December 26, 2025
Saks Off-Loads Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills
Marc Metrick
Preliminary notes on the $100 million-plus transaction.
Richard Baker
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • December 26, 2025
Saks’ Open-Ended Questions & Holiday Resale Fever
A primer from fashion’s front lines: Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick’s curious disengagement and chairman Richard Baker’s recent memo to employees; the holiday season resale boom; and fur’s quiet revival.
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Lauren Sherman • December 22, 2025
Vogue Exits & ODLR’s 60th Anniversary Show
News and notes on Vogue’s end-of-year personnel changes, Oscar de la Renta’s Dominican Republic show, and the latest chapter in the never-ending Saks Global debt crisis.
Stella McCartney
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • December 18, 2025
Stella McCartney’s Cash Crisis & More Saks Global Intel
A couple of fashion world updates: Stella McCartney’s significant losses and the latest in the Saks Global vendor mess.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • December 16, 2025
Hermès’s Resale Boom & More Saks Chatter
News and notes on Marc Metrick’s canceled in-person breakfast in Dallas, the return of the double-breasted suit, and the meteoric rise of preowned Hermès handbags.
Marc Metrick
Lauren Sherman • December 15, 2025
Saks Global’s Big Bill & GLP-1 Consumer Trends
News and notes on Saks Global’s $120 million interest payment deadline, Elizabeth von der Goltz’s new appointment at Poshmark, and Ozempic’s impact on consumer behavior.
richard baker
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • December 11, 2025
The Second Saks
As vendors field warnings about shipping to Saks, anxieties about the highly leveraged multibrand retailer are spiking as the holiday season peaks.
Sofia Coppola, Romy Mars
Lauren Sherman • December 8, 2025
Gary Wassner’s Saks Premonition & Romy Mars’ Ascent
A pair of fashion world updates: the latest shoe to drop in Saks Global’s enduring vendor crisis, and the inevitable rise of Romy Mars.